A sweeping series of plantation closures in Hawaii allowed highly flammable nonnative grasses to spread on idled lands, providing the fuel for huge blazes.
Tag: Global Warming
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How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
The Biden administration is spending billions to transform how Americans use and consume energy. How can we make that process more equitable?
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After the Maui Fires, Hawaii Will Reinvent Itself Once Again
Like other island dots in our rising oceans, Hawaii is unusually imperiled and must do something about planetary crisis.
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Wildfires Threatened a Haven for Hawaii’s Endangered Birds
A conservationist and a neighbor defended the center, part of an effort to save the state’s native birds from extinction, until firefighters arrived.
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U.S. to Fund a $1.2 Billion Effort to Vacuum Greenhouse Gases From the Sky
Many scientists are skeptical of the technology, and environmentalists have criticized the approach.